The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-05-27
THE GRIMES BILL.


Introduced in the British House of Com
mons and as 1t Reads After the Close of
tho Debate Upon 1t in Committee.
LONDON, May 2O-As it has been quite
hopeless for any outsider to follow in de-
tail the debate in committee on the Crimes
bill, it has been out of the question to
transmit such detail daily by cable.
now send you, verbatim, the first clause,
as originally brought in and now final
ly amended in committee. The careless
construction of the original clause may be
gathered from the numerous important
safeguards which, under pressure, the
government has accepted. If more rea-
sonable and conciliatory disposition had
been shown by the ministers, the whole
clause might have been got through in
two nights. The first clause of the bill as
brought in was as follows:
UWhenever the Attorney-General for
Ireland believes any offense to which the
section applies has been committed in the
proclaimed district, he may direct the
resident magistrate to hold an inquiry
under the section. Thereupon such resi-
dent magistrate may, although no pers on
may be charged before him with the COM
mission of such crime, sit at the police
court, or petty seasonal courthouse, or
police station and examine on oath
concerning such offense any witness APP
pearing before him; may take the
deposition of such witnesses,
and if he see any cause, may
bind such witness by recognizance to ap-
pear and give evidence at the next petty
sessions, or when called upon within
| three months from the date of such recog-
| nizance. The enactments relating to
| compelling the attendance of witness
| before the Justice and to the witness at
! tending before the said justice, being re
| quired to give evidence concerning any
matter of information or complaint for
| an indictable offense, shall apply for the
purposes of this section as if they were
re-enacted herein and in terms made ap'
! plicable thereto"
| THE AMENDED CLAUSE.
| The bill. as amended in committee, is as
follows: "Where sworn information has
been made that any offense to which this
| section applies has been committed in 3
| proc aimed district, the Attorney General
| for Ireland may, if he thinks fit, by order
in writing, under his hand, direct resi-
dent magistrate, of whose legal knowl
edge and legal experience the Lord
I Chancellor shall be satisfied, K
hold an inquiry under TINS
section. Thereupon, such resident magls
trate may, if he so thinks ut
although no person may be charged
before him with the commission of sucl
| crime, sit at the police court where tn
| offense has been commi tied, in Dublin, o
at the place where the petty sessions 70
the petty seasonal district in which SAT-
offense has been committed, are usual.
j held, examine on oath concerning sucl
offense any person whom he has re asol
to believe to be capable of giving materia
evidence concerning such off ense
other than any person coonfesslni
himself or herself to be Tn
offender, or the husband or wife OF sue
person, and shall take the statement c
such witness; and if he see cause sha
bind such witness by his own recogn
zance to appear and give evidence at th
next petty session, or when called upo
, within three months from the date of sue
recognizance, provided no sitting OF an
inquiry under this section shall commend
except between the hours of 10 a. n
J and 6 p. m; provided, also, that shor
hand writer shall be in attendance at sue
inouiries. and shall take down the que
, tions of the magistrate and the answer
of each witness; provided, also, that upo
any person being accused of a crime, r
specting which inquiry under this sectio
. has been held, such accused person or h
solicitor, upon being returned Tor trla
! shall forthwith be supplied with copies
. all depositions taken at any inquiry und'
d against him.
d OLD ACTS APPLICABLE.
i tThe enactments contained in the pet
sessions of Ireland, act 1851, section
Y relating to the compelling of the atten
9 ance of witnesses before justice, and
o the witness attending before JUS I'll
, being required to give evidence concer
5 ing a matter of an information or col
plant for an indictable offense; or co
e cerning a matter of information or col
W Dlaint. in respect of an offense pu
= ishable upon summary conviction,
3 the case may be, shall app
i for the purpose of this section
ID if they were re-e1acted herein, and
terms made applicable thereto; provide
D; in case a warrant shall BE- issued for t
s. arrest of any witnesses IN the first
~ stance without any summons having pre-
or iously been served or disobeyed, su
u witness shall, on demand, be entitled
= receive from the resident mag gistrate no
oI ing the inquiry a copy of the informati
/, or complaint on which the warrant for
v arrest was issued.
'Where a witness, examined at such
q q uuiry under this section, is under the a
g g of twelve years, the parent or guardl
- of such witness, or the relative or trle
~ with whom such witness usually resld
- shall be sntltlel to attend at such
on quiry.
~ s.The resident magistrate holding an
uuiry under this section, shall hims
- conduct such inquiry, and shall not p
~ nit any other person to question or
- anime any witness"
The first additional provision was
tie serUeo az .h9 lLio +ta +,-o =
nc nc Guiding sections, inserted at the instal
"a Of Healy; the fourth at the instance
~ Healy, with amendments by the COVE
~ ment. In this fourth provision it viii
seen that according TO the draft the SO
- itor is to be returned for trial in addlt
bo to the client